Electric hand lantern



March. 5 v J. VAN R'ENSSELA R, J

ELECTRIC HAND LANTERN Filed Avril 13, 1922 2 Sheefs-Sheefi l l I l I I I I 0| March .15, 1927.

J. \(AN RENSSELAER. JR

ELEc'Taic HAND LANTERN Filed April 13, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 uwoz JIQNRMJSELAERQJn Patented -Mar. 15, 19 27.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JERE VAN nnnssnnsnn, 33., or counc'n. nn'crrrs, Iowa. I

nnncrnrc HAND LANTERN.

Applicatioii filed April 18, 1922. Serial No. 552,843.

the hand in the usual way. A further ob'- ject of my invention is to provide a simple and convenient means for attaching a small electric lamp upon the back of the hand or wrist, and for suitably guarding the same against accidental breakage. A further object of my invention is to provide a detachable refiector'usable in connection with the guarding means for the electric lamp, whereby to direct light from the lamp upon a book, paper, or the like, while the hand is' positioned for writing thereon.

In the accompanying drawmgs,Fig."1is a perspective view of a hand lantern equipment embodying my invention," Fig. 2 'is-a plan view of the lamp-holder and guard as arranged forlacing toa glove or hand covs ering, Fig. 3 is a 'lan view of thesamepro.- vided with attaching-straps for use generally or upon the bare hand, and Fig. 4 is a long1-- tudinal section on the line 4-4 of Fig 3." I In carrying out my' invention I' provide a battery capable of supplying the required.

electrical energy for the lamp or lantern, and removably dispose said battery in'a suitable casing '5 which is adapted to be carried upon the body of the user, preferably being attached to a belt 6 which is worn about the waist beneath the-coat or outer rment. To the battery terminals is conne a lampcord or two-wire flexible eonductonL'L the same being of sufiicient length to 'jextend from the casing 5 to the arm-pitJof-fthenser, and thence through the sleeve to :the wrist, as indicated in Fig. 1.- At the-wrist-end of the cord 7 is carried the plug 8, comprising an insulating body through which the conducting termmals extend, and whlch is adapted for detachable connection with the mating terminal-plug of the lantern.

1n the preferred construction oi the lantern, I employ a small electric lamp-9 of which the baselO is screwed into a socket 11 mounted upon a holder formed by two sheets or pieces 12 and 13, of flexible such 'as leather, the edges of the sheets being secured to each other b stitching 14. The bottom or closed end of the lamp-socket is secured to a plate 15 disposed between the sheets 12 and 13, the upper portion of the socket projecting through an opening therefor in the upper sheet 12. In the structure represented in Figs. 3and 4, the holder is provided with strapst16 and 17 by which it is attached to the hand of the user, the strap 16 passing across the palm adjacent to the first joints of the fingers, and' the strap 17 passing around the wrist.

the strap 16, so as to extend out from the back of the hand adjacent to the knuckles. At' the rear orwrist-end of the holder, the sheet 12 is swelled upwardly to forma pocket for the terminal-piece or plug-socket The lamp is positioned approximately in transverse alinement with 18 with which the cord-plug 8 is detachably connected. Preferably a small hook 19 is provided on the plug -8 for engagement with a pin 20 on the holder, as shown in Fig.

3, to prevent accidental disengagement of the plug from its socket. From the plugs 'socket 18 a wire 21is extended through the holder between the sheets 12 and :13 direct ly-to the lamp-socket, and another wire, 22,

is extended tothe lamp-socket by ,wa of a switch '23, as,represented by dotted in Fig. 3. The switch is' operated, to close or open the lamp-circuit, by means of a lines small knob or button 24 which extends through the upper sheet 12 of the holder,

as shown. Upon the back of the holder,

concentric'with, the lamp-socket, the basermg '25 of the guard is secured by means .of small screws 26. To said .base ring are secured the ends of two 'U-shaped guardrods 27 which cross each other at right angles, straddling over the lamp, as shown.

The guard-rods cross from side to side d1a onally of the longitudinal axis of the hol or, to. facilitate connection therewith of the reflector 28. The outer portion of the reflector is a sphero-segmental shell which fitsover the rounded outer portions of the ard-rods,and merges with the inner cylinro-segmenta-l portion, the latter extending around the'leg-portions of the guard-rods and resting against the base-ring 25.

reflector,- are two in books. f rods, as shown.

fingers 29 w ch terminate the legs of the guardt oneorimore points on Ad-' joining the base ringmt the 'o 11 side of thethe guard ring there is provided a resilient tongue or latch-piece which isadapted to engage asmall perforation or indentation in the reflector, whereby to'retain the later against accidental dislodgment. When it is not desired to use the reflector, the same is readily removed by first releasing the latch-tongue and then pulling the reflector straight out from theguard. ,When replacing the reflector upon the guard, the latch will engage automatically as the bottom edge of the reflector is seated upon the baserm 1% the modified form of the holder shown in Fig. 2, the attaching-straps 16 and 17 are omitted, anda number of perforations 31 are formed in the edg'e-portio ns ofthe holder. This form of the holder is intended for attachment to a glove or mitt, by means of lacing passed through the perforations, the hand-covering being Worn whenever the lantern is to be used.

F romthe foregoing it will be apparent may be removed so that the light. may be I or the like held in the' hand on which the lantern is mounted. It will be obvious, of course, that the lantern maybe advantageously used in various occupations, and that 1ts use in railwa service is emphasized merely because 0 its special utility and adaptability for suchpur'poses.

Now, having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters. Patentis:

An electric hand lantern, comprising an electric lamp, a support member therefor, guard members positioned in said support member and surrounding said lamp, a removable deflector member, and means for tensioning said deflector member upon the. guard members, including a fashioning of the deflector to engage the guard members, and a clasp for additionally holding said deflector in its'tensioned position.

JERE VAN E ssELAER, JR. 

